Vocabulary - Sere

Sere:

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; dried-up; sear.

The desert was edged with sere vegetation

Persian: خشک

Vocabulary - Fructify

Fructify:

To become productive or fruitful.

Persian: میوه دادن، بار آوردن

Vocabulary - Maize

Maize:

a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob and that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable; corn.

He could see their helmeted heads among the maize stalks.

Persian: ذرت

Vocabulary - Clone

Clone:

An animal or plant produced by scientists from one cell of another animal or plant, so that they are exactly the same; to make such copy.

She wants to clone her beloved cat.

Vocabulary - Kernel

Kernel:

The part of a nut or seed inside the shell, or the part inside the stone of some fruits.

Persian: مغز

Vocabulary - Reed

Reed:

A type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places.

Reeds grew in clumps all along the river bank.

Persian: نی

Vocabulary - Hemp

Hemp:

A type of plant that is used to make rope and sometimes to produce the drug cannabis.

Persian: کنف

Vocabulary - Green Thumb

Green Thumb:

A wonderful ability to garden and grow houseplants.

Heidi has a green thumb and can work wonders with plants.